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... taken notice of and patron- ized by Lord Halifax . He died in 1702 , the 6th of January , four years to a day before I was born . The recital which some elderly persons made to us of his character I remember struck you as something ...
... taken notice of and patron- ized by Lord Halifax . He died in 1702 , the 6th of January , four years to a day before I was born . The recital which some elderly persons made to us of his character I remember struck you as something ...
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... taken to help my father in his business , which was that of a tallow- chandler and soap - boiler ; a business to which he was not bred , but had assumed on his arrival in New England , because he found that his dyeing trade , being in ...
... taken to help my father in his business , which was that of a tallow- chandler and soap - boiler ; a business to which he was not bred , but had assumed on his arrival in New England , because he found that his dyeing trade , being in ...
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... taken of what related to the victuals on the table , whether it was well or ill dressed , in or out of season , of good or bad flavor , preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind ; so that I was brought up in such a ...
... taken of what related to the victuals on the table , whether it was well or ill dressed , in or out of season , of good or bad flavor , preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind ; so that I was brought up in such a ...
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... taken home again . From my infancy I was passionately fond of reading , and all the money that came into my hands was laid out in the purchasing of books . I was very fond of voyages . My first acquisition was Bunyan's works in separate ...
... taken home again . From my infancy I was passionately fond of reading , and all the money that came into my hands was laid out in the purchasing of books . I was very fond of voyages . My first acquisition was Bunyan's works in separate ...
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... taken up , censured , and imprisoned for a month by the Speaker's warrant , I suppose because he would not discover the author . I , too , was taken up and examined before the Council ; but though I did not give them any satisfaction ...
... taken up , censured , and imprisoned for a month by the Speaker's warrant , I suppose because he would not discover the author . I , too , was taken up and examined before the Council ; but though I did not give them any satisfaction ...
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Page 168 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
Page 174 - This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom; but, after all do not depend too much upon your own industry and frugality and prudence, though excellent things; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of Heaven; and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterward prosperous. " And now, to conclude, Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other...
Page 99 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers.
Page 14 - I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it.
Page 78 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
Page 74 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Page 232 - Good," which, I think, was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Page 166 - Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page viii - Then I compared my Spectator with the original, discovered some of my faults, and corrected them. But I found I wanted a stock of words, or a readiness in recollecting and using them...
Page viii - I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment at length, and as fully as it had been expressed before, in any suitable words that should come to hand. Then I compared my Spectator with the original, discovered some of my faults, and corrected...